White Knight has been out for quite a while now in Japan, yet we have so little information. What does exist is a constant pelvic thrust of the same old same old, an example of this can be seen below, vague mention of getting material online, and barely any explanation what for or what else there is. Here I'll explain what I know of what truly makes White Knight great, the online portion.



The online is where it's at, if you've ever played Phantasy Star Universe it's much like that except free. Cause who with any sense would pay for an MMO that was limited to six players anyway, let alone call it an MMO?

Geonet handles the online portion of White Knight Chronicles, with Level-5's system being much like the old Phantasy Star Online, allowing people to gather up in groups of 4 and quest together. A lot of equipment can only be gathered in the online portion allowing you to transfer this gear to your single player game.

How does Geonet work?

Have you played Metal Gear Solid 4? Much like that it uses sort of the KONAMI ID system, if you don't know what I'm talking about. Basically you have to sign up for another sort of PSN, except this is called a GeoNet ID, it will link your PSN account to your GeoNet ID.

Why do I want a GeoNet ID?

With GeoNet you can create a homepage, send messages via GeoMail, take in game pictures, accept party invitations, and even set up your very own blog. Also there is a store that sells cosmetic things for your characters, lets say for example rabbit ears for your character, sold in real money. So rabbit ears $1.99 or something (don't know exact prices).

Why is this RPG the one I want to watch?

Ok everyone loves different aspects, but many of our MMO generation, or even our fast paced FPS brethren, love to achieve whether it be the next level, next awesome weapon, or what have you. Level 5 allows the ultimate character customization from appearance to what armor and what sword they have. Ultimately we MMO players are truly vain, and this game appreciates that. I mean come on it's got a boob slider. Not only is the character highly customizable, but you can build your own lobby/city called a Georama. Very cool in my opinion, the ultimate in lobby functionality because not only can you chat here with up to 12 players using text (keyboard) or voice chat (international edition), but the shops and buildings you place here actually serve a purpose for other players. Unique NPCs can even be placed in your town when you find them via single player.

Another thing is unlike most games who continually charge you over and over for more content, Level 5 is giving away quests freely 50 via disc and have said, that the quests will never stop coming, now never is a long time but I assume there will be a lot. Now what other game comes with extra content already packed in and more said to be coming for free? Sounds like it's worth the disc price to me.

Though the true fun is the Online Quests. Gather three of your closest friends or even sole you can go to a Guild Hall where you do various quests to achieve rewards. Though these quests must be unlocked in order to play often through the Offline Mode (Single Player), by doing certain things or buying a license for the quests at shops. Also all you need is a single friend with a license for the quest in order to be able to play that quest with them. Geonet also allows a automatch system so no worries if you have no friends. Each time you beat a quest you get Guild Points, GP. GP are used to increase your Guild Rank, GR. As you level up you can attempt higher level quests and wear better gear. I'm unsure as to what other purpose GP has other than to gain higher GR, as of yet.


This custom character is the one that joins Leonard in single player, and is used when you go online.


Georama


Game releases on Feb 2nd, 2010.

Check out the following for more info.

http://wkcinfo.blogspot.com/2008/12/white-knight-chronicles-translation.html